This is on in 10 minutes on BBC1 but is anyone else finding it difficult to watch with Claudia Winkleman? It feels so dumbed down and although she knows a little bit more about films than I thought (unless it's scripted for her of course) she is ruining this show. Barry Norman was great and Wossy, although a bit of an idiot at times knew what he was talking about and was also a great host. Was their really no-one else out there other than Winkleman? I wish they had offered it to Kermode but then again, it's a half hour slot so he'd only be able to review one movie a week.

Oh don't get me wrong, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for farting, she just seems so out of place on this show (I like on other things).

Wasn't a bad episode tonight, a good interview with Scorsese about the 50th Anniversary of Peeping Tom and a (too short) look at Dino De Laurentis (sp?).

Is sexism so bad in the UK that they actually need a 'token female'? 

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Nope. She seems to be the 'token' female presenter of choice for the BBC right now. The channels here go through stages where it seems like a certain person is presenting all the flagship shows, right now it's Claudia Winkleman.

Don't forget as well Sam there need to shake off the stereotype that there London centric by hiring every numpty with an accent and shoving it down your throat till you vomit.

I love CBBC. They seem to have an emphasis on bringing in the most stereotypical inercity black Englishmen they can find.

"Alright kids today im going to show you how to set a dog turd on fire and post it through your dads letter box cause he a dead beat yeah"